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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1963
Page
1
An Orchid to Whitewright Pumpkin Pranksters described as orderly by Constable Burn Everheart. No major damage observed Friday morning and the Halloween scene noted as unusually calm by local peace officer.
The Whitewright Tigers idle this week then host Sadler-Southmayd Consolidated Friday to close the football season. They fell 0 to 8 to Van Alstyne last Friday and were eliminated as a District 16-A contender.
The letter questions a $10 000 yearly raise for Congress and critiques Senators Yarborough and Tower for travel and speeches. It compares legislative pay to factory pay and proposes time clocks. It also notes Soviet wheat deals and blockades as proof of missteps in dealing with Russia. The piece ends by calling Americans gullible.
Postmaster Otto Buescher of Columbia says the ZIP code plan begun last July is a public rehearsal and will not be used for at least two years. He cites lack of automation equipment and notes the public is being prepared for future full-scale postal sorting.
An East Indian tri bal practice improves fishing spots in Saskatchewan lakes. Previously, derris roots suffocated fish. since 1959 the province uses a rotenone based chemical to clear lakes of undesired species before restocking with game fish.
Washington reports that the United States Britain and France warned Moscow to end harassment of Allied military convoys on the Berlin road. The note accused Russia of a deliberate interference campaign and cited a 41 hour delay of a Berlin bound U S convoy. Khrushchev claimed victory but State Department denied concessions.
Eldridge Lee Craig died at 2:55 a.m. Wednesday in Savoy Rest Home after a three year illness. Funeral services were held at Bells Methodist Church at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Dale Moon officiating. He was buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Bells. He was a former confectionery owner, Boy Scout founder in 1922, and longtime Bells resident. Survived by sister Lola Craig and several nieces and nephews.
Breweries may begin selling fresh frozen beer on December 1 but no instant beer for home drinkers is expected. The House Ways and Means Committee heard fears of a DIY beer made by mixing fizz water with concentrate and concerns that current tax laws could require a dehydrated tax collector on the package.
USDA data show farm land purchases financed by 71 percent credit in 1962, up from 67 percent in prior years. Individuals provided 44 percent, life insurance companies 23,7 percent, Federal Land Banks 20,7 percent, and commercial banks 13 percent.
Uncle Dan from Tom Bean reports a lively country store gathering. Sellers traded jokes about Wall Street quotes and bankruptcy while Ed Doolittle and Zeke Grubb weighed government work and bronze signs for Pentagon entries. The crowd ended with a fishing tale as the meeting adjourned.
Grand jury in Sherman declined to indict in two murder cases from Denison. Nancy Lee McDaniel, 35, and Jimmie Louise Mandine, ? were each not charged on murder counts. Harold D. Smith faced an assault with intent to murder charge also no-billed. Overall 55 cases heard, 43 true bills returned, four passed, eight no-bills.
The Foreign Agricultural Service projects the 1963 64 world cotton harvest at 48.6 million bales, just shy of last season’s 48.8 million. Output runs 11 percent above the 1955 59 average, with growth in Central America continuing. Free World production totals 36.3 million bales and Communist countries 12.2 million.
Washington report says The New York Herald Tribune is restored to the White House press list after about a year. Subscriptions are believed to be taken by Press Secretary Pierre Salinger and special counsel Theodore C. Sorensen.
The government will add funeral costs to the Consumer Price Index starting January. The Bureau of Labor Statistics will include funeral service, casket, and related expenses in the CPI to reflect costs for the wage earner and clerical population. First figures will be released in February based on January costs.
The British beauty parlor now offers a waiting lounge for husbands and boyfriends. A top London salon furnished a lounge with chairs cigarettes drinks a TV set magazines and daily newspapers. A bell summons a waitress with sandwiches and hors d oeuvres if hunger strikes.
The Whitewright Parent-Teacher Association will hold its first meeting of the new school year on Tuesday November 12 at 7 30 p m in the High School library. They will be introduced by S T Montgomery Jr at the end of the business session. A social hour will follow with refreshments served. A new slate of officers will be installed Tuesday night including Mrs W J Billner president and other officers. All meetings are open to the public.
Washington reports that airline pilots were urged to stop smoking due to cancer risks and possible effects on cockpit performance. AALPA article cites studies showing nicotine raising oxygen needs and reducing night vision, with fires and clogged valves linked to cigarette use.
Thirty-one whooping cranes have arrived at their wintering ground at the Aransas Wildlife Refuge on the Texas coast. The group includes 24 adults and seven young, the last of their species. Interior Secretary Udall called the rising young birds count “heartening news.”
Whitewright Lodge No 167 of Ancient Free and Accepted Masons will host an open meeting at the Masonic Hall at 7 30 PM Monday November 11 to honor members who died in the past Masonic year. Local ministers will participate and the public is invited. Deceased members include Arthur J Badgett J Ray Cates J Percy Darwin Olan R Mahan and Charles W Tree.
The White House announced Mrs. John F. Kennedy will accompany the President on a Texas political tour November 21 and 22. It marks her first political trip since 1960 and signals intensified efforts to win Texas voters for the next presidential election. The President will visit Houston Fort Worth Dallas and Austin with San Antonio possible. A detailed schedule will be released next week.
The Sherman social security district manager Gus Jones urges prospective retirees to learn in advance how much they can expect and which papers to bring. He notes proof of age is a common hurdle and lists records such as birth or baptism certificates, old policies, marriage licenses, family Bibles, census, military, passports, and tombstones as potential evidence. Office hours are 8:30 a m to 4 45 p m Monday through Friday at 893 4302.
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